Movies: Jonathan Skurnik

  • 2006
    Rick's Canoe

    Rick's Canoe (2006)

    Rick's Canoe

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    A group of men are in search of the meaning to life but get caught in a web spun by Santa Flakey therapist Deirdre....

    Rick's Canoe
  • 2011
    The Thick Dark Fog

    The Thick Dark Fog (2011)

    The Thick Dark Fog

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    Walter Littlemoon attended a federal Indian boarding school in South Dakota sixty years ago. The mission of many of these schools in 1950, was still to “kill the Indian and save the man.” The children were beaten, humiliated or abused if they spoke t...

    The Thick Dark Fog
  • 2012
    I'm Just Anneke

    I'm Just Anneke (2012)

    I'm Just Anneke

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    This is a portrait of a 12-year-old girl who loves ice hockey and has a loving, close-knit family. Despite rejection by her friends and struggles with suicidal depression, Anneke is determined to be true to herself and maintain a gender fluid identi...

    I'm Just Anneke
  • 2011
    The Family Journey: Raising Gender Nonconforming Children

    The Family Journey: Raising Gender Nonconforming Children (2011)

    The Family Journey: Raising Gender Nonconforming Children

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    A short film that follows the journey of the parents and siblings of young people who are questioning if they’re a boy, a girl, or something in between. What about your thinking needs to change? How does your whole family come together to nurture and...

    The Family Journey: Raising Gender Nonconforming Children
  • 2016
    Badger Creek

    Badger Creek (2016)

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    Badger Creek is a portrait of Native resilience as seen through a year in the life of three generations of a Blackfeet family living on the rez in Montana. The Mombergs are a loving, sober family who run a successful ranch, live a traditional worldvi...

    Badger Creek
  • 2016
    Creating Gender Inclusive Schools

    Creating Gender Inclusive Schools (2016)

    Creating Gender Inclusive Schools

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    What happens when you bring gender training to an elementary school? In Creating Gender Inclusive Schools the Peralta Elementary School in Oakland, CA demonstrates the power of an open and honest conversation about gender....

    Creating Gender Inclusive Schools
  • 2016
    Becoming Johanna

    Becoming Johanna (2016)

    Becoming Johanna

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    How does it feel when your mom prays everyday for you to be someone else? That’s the struggle Johanna, a 16 year old transgender Latina faces. At first her mom thinks she’s confused, or joking, but as Johanna’s transformation continues, her mom simpl...

    Becoming Johanna